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Dec. 3,1929. c; J. McCABE ET AL POCKETBOOK TOP Original Filed July 11, 1929' W m5 w a #V Reissued Dec. 3, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES J. MCCABE, OF BROOKLYN, AND IRVING SCHOENHOLZ, OF CEDARHURST, N

YORK, ASSIGNOR-S T MCCABE AND SCHOENHOLZ, INCL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COR- PORA'IION OF NEW YORK Original No. 1,729,599, dated September 24, 1929, Serial No. 377,374, filed July 11, 1929. Application for rocxn'rnoox TOP reissue filed October 12, 1929. Serial No. 399,359.

vantages from the standpoint of fullness of contour and increase in width at theframe opening.

For the attainment of the foregoing objects and such other objects as may hereinafter appear or be pointed out, we have illustrated one embodiment of our invention in the accompanying drawings wherem Figure 1 is a front elevational view of our frame;

Figure 2 is a side elcvational view thereof in closed position, the dotted lines showing the frame structure in open position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on lines of Figure 1 with the handbag fabric shown in dotted lines;

Figure 4 is a top plan elevation looking down upon the frame of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the bag employing the frame of Figure 1.

Upon viewing the drawing of Figure 1, it will be observed that our invention is illustrated as embodied in a frame structure adapted to provide a handbag" having an inner compartment and an outer compartment because our invention serves certain advantages in connection with such a frame.

The reference character is applied in Figure 1, to the main or outer frame and reference character 11, to the inner frame. The frame 10, as shown more clearly in Figures 2, 3 and 4, comprises the members and 16, each generally U-shaped and pivoted at the free ends of the legs of the U to the aligned pins 18. Each of the frame members 15 and 16 of the main frame is preferably. although not necessarily in the form of a metal stamping, and U-shaped in cross-section as shown more clearly in Figure 3 to provide inner and outer upstanding walls 20 and 21, and a bottom 22. The channel 23, formed in each frame between these Walls and bottom, it will be observed, extend upwardly and outwardly for purposes that will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

Secured to the inner wall 20, of thechannel 23, in each of these frame members 15 and 16 and at a point substantially midway of the connecting web. of the U is an upstanding member 24 or 25, provided with inter-engag ing camming portions 26 and 27 disposed upwardly from one of the walls to add reslliency to the locking members and to serve as a spring lock for .holding the two frame member in the well known manner. The application of pressure to the members 24 and 25 in opposite directions will cause the members 26 and 27 to sprin past each other either in opening or closing t he frame, 10.

The inner frame structure 11, is "formed of two frame members, also each generally in the form of a U and also each pivoted at the free ends of the legs of the U on the'aligned pins 18, which pins are made sul'licientl long to serve as bearings for the legs 0 both frames.

The members 24 and 25, are each illustrated in the drawings as in the form of open frames, the advantage of which will be well understood.

In the manufacture of the bag, the bag ma-' terial (see 30 of Figure 5) is caused at its upper end to engage about the outer surface and over the top of the outer walls 21 of the chanand labor saving manner set forth and in ad ditioncovers those metallic portions of the outer frame whichordinarily are exposed to p view.

of the more or less conventional type and the The inner frame, 11, is, as already setforth,

- the frame structure -of Figure 1 and it will be understood from the description of the construction of the outer frame members 15 and 16, and of the manner in which the material of the outer bag is associated therewith, and of the relationship thereto of the position of the locking members 24 and 25, that.

the bag as a whole is given a changed outer. contour and that the mouth of the bag is wider than is the case in connection with the t of the bag hitherto constructed.

aving thus described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A handbag frame comprising U-shaped members hinged to each other at the free ends of the legs of the U, each member being channeled inwardly to rovide spaced inner and outer walls exten 'ng upwardly and outwardly, whereby the upper and outer ends of the handbag fabric can be passed over the outer surfaces of the outer wallsof the channels and over the top edges of such walls and secured in position in such channel, and means for holding said frame members against separation, said means comprising camming locking members carried by the said inner walls and independent of the securing means for the handbag fabric whereby the channels are maintained substantially'unobstructed and said inner walls add to the re siliency of the locking members.

2. A handba frame comprising U-shaped members hing to each other at the free ends of the legsof the U, each member being channeled inwardly to provide spaced inner an outer walls extending upwardly and outwardly, whereby the upper and outer ends ofthe handbag fabric can be passed over the outer surfaces of the outer walls of the channels and over the top edges of such walls, and secured in position in such channels, and means for securing said frame members against separation, said means comprising camming locking members mounted on the said inner walls and extending upwardly substantially in the plane thereof whereby the handbag fabric can be readily engaged in said channels and secured therem independently of said securing members whereby the channels are maintained substantially unobstructed and said inner walls add to the resiliency of the locking members.

3. A handbag comprising a frame made up of U-shaped members hinged to each other at the free ends of the legs of the U, each member being channeled inwardly to provide spaced inner and outer walls extending upwardly'and outwardly, means for securing said frame members against separation com rising camming locking members exten mg upwardly from the upper edges of the inner walls, and handbag fabric passed over the upper edges of and about the outer walls and secured in the channels independently of said securing members whereby the channels are maintained substantially unobstructed and said inner walls add to the resiliency of the locking members.

4. A handba frame comprising U-shaped members hinge to each other at the free ends of the legs of the U, each member being channeled inwardly to provide spaced inner and outer walls extending upwardly and outwardly, whereby the upper and outer ends of the handbag fabric can be passed over the outer surfaces of the outer walls of the channels and over the top edges of such walls and secured in position in such channels, and means for holding said frame members against'separation, said means comprising camming locking members each carried by one of the two walls defining each channel and independently of the securing means for the handbag fabric whereby the channels are maintained substantially unobstructed and said last mentioned walls serve as the resilient mountings for the camming locking members.

5. A handbag comprising a frame made up of U-shaped members hinged to each other at the free ends of the legs of the U, each member being channeled inwardly to provide spaced inner and outer walls extending up wardly and outwardly, means for securing d the upper edges of and about the outer walls and secured in the channels independently of said securing members whereby the channel is maintained substantially unobstructed and said last mentioned walls add resiliency to the camming locking members.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

CHARLES J. MCCABE. IRVING SCHOENHOLZ. 

